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VOLUME X.
[ION PROF. 10 BE
ORDAINED A MINISTER
jjof. Koss Ensminger, a Professor of
-geligloiis Education Will Be Ordain-
^ a Christian Minister; Dr. Ozora
Davis, iPresiflent of the Chicago Theo
logical Seminary, Will Speak to Eloii
Students.
The student :laoOy ,of the school is
anxiouslj- awaiting the nineteenth of
I)eccmber on vwMeli d«y Professor Boss
Ensniinger, one of the professors of the
Eeligious Education Department, will
be ordained a Christian Minister. Since
coming lier« in ;the faJl Professor Ens-
mingcr has proven to be one of the
favorite instructors of Elon College,
His ability and .character, we feel cer
tain will make him a success in the
.ministry.
Dr. Ozora S. Davis, Moderator of the
National Council of tire Congregational
Church and the President of the Chic-
iigo Theological Seminary, will visit the
college on that day. He will address
the students at eleven o'’clock in the
Whitley Auditorium. Dr. Davis is
very abl« and interesting speaker.
Tlis is'the first ser^'ice in which the
Christian and the Congregational
■«hurclies have united in the ordination
of a candidate for the ministry, and
the event W'ill mean much toward the
anion of the two churches.
Dr. J. '0. Atkinson, Secretary of the
Southern Christian Convention of For
eign and Home Missions, and Dr. Ed
ward Kirby, of the United Cliurch of
Ealeigh, will take part in tlie service.
HE W0R81 IS m 10
COmE! CHEER OP!
Thursday morning tliere was posted
-on the buTletln board an annouiicement
of a. time of tribulation which is to
'begin with the toot of the whistle, 9:00
A M., Dcc-ember 15th. Though there
will be no fo'rma] declaration of hostili
ties before that date, the shot heard
round the campus has already been fir
ed. Casualties thus far have consisted
•of not more than a few dozen cases of
nervous prostration, several cases of
eye-strain from causes other than goo-
•gooing, and the burning of many gallons
of the famous midnight brand of oil.
But the student forces have not been
idle. They have inflicted some real
fihocks upon tlie faculty. Consider what
must have been the feelings of the liead
of the English department when he
read in a boy’s book report that “The
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ECOniCSClOB HOLDS
INTERESIING lElING
The program of the Econoinics Club
at its regular meeting last Friday eve
ning was an. enjoyable one; and we feel
■confident that every one present wa3
thoroughly pleased.
The speakers for the evening were
Messrs. D. Elder; E. E. Black; and
Charles Walker. Mr. Elder, the first
ID the program, discussed “The Pro
duction of Hosiery.” Mr. Elder has
been engaged in business with several
Hosiery Mills; and this means that he
had considerable experience in this
vocational fi^eld; therefore we may rely
upon whatever he had to say. Besides,
he had made special previous prepara
tion foT this occasion.
The next speaker was Mr. Charles
Walker, who spoke on “The Finishing
of Hosiery.” Mr. Walker’s father has
been engaged in the hosiery business
for a number of years, and this, of
course, has enabled Charles to become
3-cquainted with this particular business
fl'Od with the various processes followed
the hosiery manufacturing.
The last speaker for the evening was
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ELGX COLLEGE, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1928
ELON’S INTERCOLLEGIATE DEBATERS—THE UNDEFEATED TEAM
From left to right—George Robertson, Kay Moses, David Shepherd, and Clyde Foushee.
These young men, who were undefeated last yerr. were elected to represent the Maroon
£.nd Gold again this year. The regular intercollegiate debate preliminaries wiU be held
the first of January at which time four more young men will be chosen to debate for Elon.
This will give Elon four debating teams of two men each.
YES, THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS
Every season has some predominating spirit. 1 he spirit of the season
iust pas’t was a spirit of political upheaval and national unrest. Men's
thoug'hts were controlled by prejudice rather than reason, and their actions
l’>y emotions rather than motives. Our newspapeis were turned into hate
b’ecding sheets that ordinarily would r.ot’-have bccu tolerated by the Amiri-
can people. The printed talk that damned this fair land of ours was read at
great expense and exertion to all.
But now we are approaching the beautiful season of Christmas, and w’e
find men every where forgetting their political prejudices and petty differ
ences; forgetting disappomtnients and anxieties; foigetting illicit pursuits
and unpleasant memories, and looking forward to the happy houis wdien the
Christmas Bells shall ring. . , , , ,
As wc press the husky hands of friends who are tried and true, and hear
them speak the beautiful word, “a merry Christmas to you,” we are lifted
into the seventh heaven of physical delight and carried back to the tairy land
of make-believe. , , , r i .1
At this season of the year little children eagerly look forward to the
coming of old Santa Claus. We tell them of old Santa Claus and watch their
hearts grow merrv at the thoughts of his coming. They look upon Him^ as
the great hero of love, going hither and thither over the land and dropping
dow'n the chimney on the night before Christmas to fill their stockings with
crood things to eat. His coming is a mystery, but they never stop to try to
solve that mystery ; they are content to go on believng, loving, trusting, and
promising to be good little boys and girls. ^
But we who are grown up, like doubting Thomases, are filled with
skepticism and doubt, and unless we can see him in person and thrust our
hands into his shopping bag, we refuse to believe there is a Santa Claus.
But there is a Santa Claus ! He exists as certainly as love and generosity
e:sists Men and women may look upon Christmas as a season of love and
good-wifl, but as a matter of fact, love, generosity and old Santa Claus are
one and the same thing. ,
Yes, there is a Santa Claus, and he lives forever, and ever, and a thou-
sard ver'rs from now he w'ill continue to make glad the hearts of humanity.
NUMBER 20
Foster’s Shoe Company was respon
sible for assisting in the subscription
^mpaign of the Maroon and Gold.
CyonAL GLOB GIVES
INIERESIING PflDGRiM
The Choral Club’s rendition of ex
cerpts from THE MESSIAH, given ou
Sunday evening, December 9, was a
great success from every standpoint.
The chorus showed the result of ex
cellent training in this performance.
Professor Velie is proving to us that
little by little we are going to be able
to build up a club which can give the
whole of this oratorio’ each year dur-
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Among the Moors, if a wife does not
become the mother of a boy, she may
be divorced with the consent of the
tribe and can marry again.
Mebane Shoe Company was respon
sible for assisting in the subscription
campaign of the Maroon and Gold.
Dfl. W. i HUflPEii TO
mTEND CONVEilOH
N.C.HIGH PRESS ASSOCIAIION
CONVENES AT ELON DEC. 13
Between 50 and 100 Delegates Are to
Attend—Program Varied and Ex
tensive.
The plans and the program for the
;unmal meeting of the North Carolina
High School Press Association which
is to be held at Elon College, December
13th, 14th, and 15th, have been com
pleted. From fo'rty to fifty delegates,
coming from all parts of North Caro
lina, are expected to attend this con
vention. The program that has boeu
planned is as follows:
Deceml)er 13th
3:00 P. M. — Registration—Maroon
and Gold office.
5:00 P. M.—Social—Y. W. C. A. Com
pliments o'f Elon Faculty.
6:00 P. M.—Banquet—Elon College
Dining Hall. Compliments of Pate
Printing Co. and Maroon and Gold
Staff.-
8:00 P. M.—Tlieatre Party—Carolina
Theatre, Burlington. Complim.ents of
Stevenson Theatres, Inc.
December 14tli
7:00 A. M.—Breakfast—Elon College
Dining Hall.
9:00 A. M.—General Assembly—So
ciety Hall.
Wclcome—Dean A. L. Hook.
Address—Dr. H. Babco'ck.
Eeports of Publications.
Appointment of Committees.
Business Session.
11:00 A. M.~Tour of Elon College.
12:30 P. M.—Luncheon—Elon College
Dining Hall.
2:30 P. M. — Appointment with
Cxreensboro Daily News Photographer.
3:00 P. M.—Theatre Party—National
Theatre, Greensboro. Compliments of
Piiblix-Saenger Theatres, Inc.
6:30 P. M.—Banquet—O’Heni-y Hotel,
Greensboro. Compliments of North
State Engraving Co.
8:00 P. M.—Return to Elon College.
December 15th
7:00 A. M.—Breakfast—Elon College
Dining Hall.
9:00 A. M.—Group Discussion—An
nual Editors. Phipsicli Office Lecture,
H. T. Efird.
Business MaJiagers of Publications,
Lecture Hall.
Lecture—Prof. R. B. Tower.
Newspaper Editors, Maroon and Gold
Office.
Lecture—C. W. Kipka.
10:00 A. 2^1.—General Business Ses
sion—Society Hall.
Reading of Minutes.
Report of Committees.
11:00 A. M.—Election of Officers.
Selection of next meeting place.
12:00 M.—Luncheon — Elon College
Dining Hall.
Come on, Elon students, let’s show
these people what Elon is made of.
Let’s do everything we can to give
these H. S. pupils a heartily welcome
and a big time.
On Wednesday and Thursday of this
week Dr. W. A. Harper will attend a
meeting of the Educational Commission
of the International Council at Cleve
land, Ohio. This has to do' with the
selection of the Sunday School lessons
for all denominations in the United
States connected with the Council.
On Friday following this meeting
there will be a meeting of the Joint
Committee of Fifteen on Religions Edu
cation in Colleges, Theological Semi
naries, and Graduate Schools. The
purpose of this meeting is to organize
the curriculum of Religious Education
in Colleges and Seminaries. This is to
be considered by the Representative
Council of Church Boards of Education.
At this time several articles written
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CLIO umm sociETy
ilDS BUSINESS MEETING
The Clio Literary Society held its
regular meeting last Tuesday night.
There was no literary pro'gram render
ed due to the fact that the examina
tion days are too near.
The main object of this meeting was
to discuss the program, which is going
to be given by the society on February
22, 1929. The committee in charge of
this program is working hard, and
endeavoring to present an interesting
pro'gram to the public on that date.
Each one of those participating in
the program is striving to do his part,
and it is the hope of the society that
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STUDENTS GIVE DEGULAII
BIEEKiy RECITAL
The regular students’ recital was
given on Thursday afternoon of this
week. All of the students rendered
their parts well. These programs are
proving quite helpful to the students,
who are, indeed, grateful to* the stu
dents and town folk who attend. This
helps quite a lot, and we hope that
they wlil continue to be interested and
back us up in this matter. To you who
have not yet attended one of these
programs, we extend a hearty invita
tion to visit us on next Thursday af-
temoo-n which is our last program be
fore the Christmas holidays. We think
that if you come once you will wish
to come again.
Rosenbioom’s Young Men’s Shop was
responsible for assisting in the subscrip
tion campaign of the Maroon and Go'ld.
A Missouri woman, 80, has never
seen an automobile. There are a lot of
other persons who might have reached
80 if they hadn’t.
B. A. Sellars & Sons were responsible
for assisting in the subscription cam
paign of the Maroon and Gold.